My ex-husband was 15 years older than I, and it really made no difference in Now I'm dating someone 16 years younger (He's 29, I'm 45), and it still makes no difference. How does a 9-year age difference between a couple sound to you? Life experience in your 30s generally begins to match those older than you as

Sep 30, 2015 and Melvin have been married for over 10 years despite their 40-year age difference. Dating & Relationships . That's fine for when you're in an all-caps shouting comment match on . Like · Reply · Oct 1, 2015 9:12pm.